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what's left when everything optional has already walked out the door.
means to continue existing or stay behind in a place or state after other people, things, or possibilities have gone.
from From Old French 'remain-/remanoir', rooted in Latin 'remanere' — 're-' (back) plus 'manere' (to stay, to dwell). That same 'manere' lingers on in words like 'permanent' and 'mansion', all of them about staying put, one way or another.
- legal sense
- used for leftover assets after debts are paid
- plural form
- remains means a corpse or ancient ruins
- etymology
- from latin remanere, to stay behind
- quiet power
- the only verb that wins by doing nothing